Microphone Live Reviews

by Pedal On

I found MicrophoneLive when needing to broadcast a meeting into another room. It works great and no complaints from those in that room as far as being able to hear. (I’m using an iPad and Bluetooth speaker) The only complaint is the three times during the meeting I had to restart the microphone. I can’t find any reason why it just shuts off/times out or if is crashing. Either way it was distracting both for me and those in the other room, as I had to watch to see if it was broadcasting and they missed portions of the meeting when it stopped. Hope this is fixed as I my need this feature in the future.

by Photog Nc

While it’s nice that the update gives you more control over which microphone on the iPhone to use, including attaching an external microphone to the iPhone, it crashes routinely. I use Bluetooth headphones and MicrophoneLive to monitor the audio being recorded onto the iPhone through the iPhone camera app and a Rode Wireless Go II microphone system. We use iPhones to shoot news stories In the previous version, it worked flawlessly. Now it crashes routinely. Can’t determine if it’s a length of time using MicrophoneLive , the camera app, loss of connectivity with the headphones, ad pop up on MicrophoneLive or IOS 14.6.
I hope the developer can resolve this issue.

by Umchrist

MicrophoneLive works very well except if you are in the same room at the speaker you are talking through. In other words if you can hear your voice from the Bluetooth speaker so can the microphone and you will get a really terrible echo. I wish there was some way within MicrophoneLive to turn down the sensitivity of the input microphone so that it would only hear things directly spoken into it and not pick up the background audio. Other than that it works great but unfortunately i can’t use MicrophoneLive for what I intended to because the echo is just too much

by AxisGal

If using this for livestreaming it can be a pain. The forced screen orientation gets annoying when there’s no need for it, and you can’t use it in split-screen to toggle it on/off when needed. A small floating toggle like some video apps use would be useful.

If you don’t have an external mic it picks up every swish and tap on the device which is really annoying. Making it so it only picks up on non-device noise would be appreciated too.

Also a way to listen to music while talking. Just lower music volume if sound is coming through the mic or something.

by Spireup

Thanks for making MicrophoneLive. It works but the terms used (or not used) for the interface are confusing.

It would help to have “From” on the left and “To” on the right at the bottom. Then it would be instantly more clear which is what.

With the grey pop-up for the “speaker” it says “iPhone microphone” which is extremely confusing. It needs to be labeled as “Speaker”. Or Speaker/Output.

by Nico7rujillo

MicrophoneLive is amazing, I don’t need to spend more money in microphones for my pc, I’ve been using it since a long time now, but the last update brought some glitches like: background and lock screen support not working, the on button becomes invisible or doesn't turn red while on….i hope it gets fixed. The most important one is the lock screen support as it doesn't drains your battery.

by ReekyStive

Banners on app icons make MicrophoneLive inconsistent with other apps. Also, both the earpiece and speaker of the iPhone show up in the device list when the microphone is enabled, and often cannot be toggled. It would be even better if it could remember the last microphone selected.

by Ee_-

I downloaded MicrophoneLive because I have a channel and I wanted to use it to make my voice louder and I usually depend on reviews so I thought this was a good app. I thought all you could hear was your voice but turned up, but I was wrong. I heard my voice, an echo, and an annoying EEEK sound. I used it but it didn’t work at all. I like MicrophoneLive but please change these things.

by *art-teacer

I am a teacher with a soft voice. I wanted a simple app, to be able To turn my iPhone into a loud speaker without a stereo system. This little app will be treasured if teachers knew how to use it.
This is what I did. I bought a nice lapel microphone and plugged it into my iPhone 6. Then I connected my phone to my little Bluetooth jam speaker. Then a adjust the volume on my phone so there is no buzz. I don’t quite understand how it all works together but I am able to put the phone in my pocket , clip on the lapel microphone, and walk stitched classroom. Everyone can hear me. So thank you thank you for MicrophoneLive. I hope you don’t change anything because I love the simplicity and functionality.

by Ignatius_J_Reilly

We use this with an old iPhone to send audio to either an airplay speaker or a Bluetooth speaker to listen in on the kid sleeping. The only tiny glitch is that I have to press the “on” button twice each time to start it, but the it works very well.

by Chocolacula

I love MicrophoneLive! I connect my iPhone to my Bluetooth speaker, and presto! A megaphone!! Perfect for making announcements at a meeting/gathering, leading tours and field trips, haranguing one’s children from afar (pro-tip: hide the bluetooth speaker well in the family room and then play a recording of yourself saying “stop it!” randomly) getting squirrely young athletes to listen to the coach, etc!

by Zaren

I’m taking to wearing a half face respirator in public as #TheseTryingCovidTimes continue. I got the bright idea that I needed some sort of voice amplifier, since my voice gets pretty muffled in there. All I needed was an app to output to a little Bluetooth speaker… and this is exactly what I need. Great sound, low lag, easy to control. I immediately showed MicrophoneLive to one of my audio engineer friends, and he loves what can be done with it. As soon as I’m done here, I’m going pass it along to my other IT techs - this could be great in a Zoom setting, as a substitute for walkie talkies, or even a temp replacement for faulty AV equipment in a classroom!

by Gizmo043

Used it with my LG stereo Bluetooth headphones as a Stethoscope to listen to parts of my auto while working on it. Built in delay is to prevent feedback between iPhone's microphone (which uses the iPhone's earphone next to the front camera as the microphone) and whatever speaker or amp you hookup either through the earphones jack, or (what I like) via Bluetooth stereo headset. (I'm using iPhone 5 with this.)

by /fh

Doing my speech exercises I use the iPad microphone. The output goes to Bluetooth, feeding into an amplifier. I plug my headphones into the amplifier headphone out. It is very useful to hear my voice as people hear me. Otherwise, I hear my voice through bone conduction, which not realistic at all.
Be mindful, loud sound may, or will, damage hearing.

by JohnnyGnStafford

Been using MicrophoneLive for six months and can’t find any faults with it. I use it in conjunction with my Bluetooth walker headphones for recording distant sounds of animals in nature. A lot depends on the quality of the mic being used but the slightest sound gets recorded.
I highly recommend MicrophoneLive if you need to record sounds, nature or people talking.

by Aya800

I recently bought new headphones and wanted to try out the live listening, but it would not connect to my Bluetooth headphones because it was meant for the AirPods. MicrophoneLive works amazing! I can connect my headphones and walk away and hear everything very well. If it tells you anything, I placed my phone next my dog and could hear her breathing very loudly in my headset when I have went up a story in my house. You should definitely get this free app!!!

by Weezydrizzybaby

I looked around MicrophoneLive store for a good twenty minutes trying to find an app that will simply amplify my voice through a speaker in real time. Found a handful of good ones, but this is the first one I found that did it for free, and did it well. I found another handful of good ones, but they all charge for something, like just to be able to use it through Bluetooth. Stop complaining people, MicrophoneLive's simplicity is what makes it great. If you want more features, get ready to dish out some cold hard cash, because all these other apps won't do it for free.

by Ahumphries4

Absolutely love MicrophoneLive!! Needed an alternate solution for PA sports (high school) announcing besides a standard wireless microphone system. Due to occasional signal interference with existing wireless mic. Decided to try Bluetooth. Needed a way to broadcast through my iPhone over Bluetooth connection, paired with a Moto Stream (which has farther distance over Bluetooth), and using my headset/mic plugged in. This Microphone Live! app was the first one I downloaded and tried from App Store. Worked like a charm, extremely easy simple to use. Can also use built in mic of my phone or with my wired mic/headset. So cool!!!

by Catherine Silva

So I was surfing on MicrophoneLive Store for a microphone app cause Im planning on interviewing some people and I needed to record it so ya I came across MicrophoneLive and it is very underrated so I went to check the ratings they seem pretty good most of them wer 4 or 5 I was impressed so I installed MicrophoneLive and I was surprised on how simple it was and how amazing it worked I was very suprised since it was underrated so I ended up keeping it I’m saving up some money to buy the payed one but I thought though MicrophoneLive was simple it was great so I ended up not purchasing the payed version so ya but one thing...... I would like the developer put more stuff into MicrophoneLive and that’s about it over all I love MicrophoneLive ❤️❤️

by 66flh

At first it worked well. Then there were a few updates. It would then stop working on its own and I would have to restart it. And the iphone would get hot to the touch. After the last update all problems are gone. Stays running all day, runs cool and uses little battery. I use MicrophoneLive with my wired Shure earphones as a hearing aid. Thanks

by Doytinice

So I rate this MicrophoneLive at two stars because I was tricked into thinking that it would work on the PS4 but no it does not so people of the internet do not get MicrophoneLive if you are using it for any gaming also developer you should really put in the description that it would not work on such games I will be happy if you did that and I will change my two star to a 5

Do you not take too personal I do not want to give hate

by Empanada~

I need an app that will take input audio from a Bluetooth headset, and output that audio to a device of choice. This would be used in ER settings where doctors are wearing new sound muffling PPE to protect against the outbreak. If you are able to add this feature, and keep it open source, then it could help doctors amplify their audio from within masks and facilitate communication around the world.

by Gvivster

Hey! I use Vidih to livestream art from my 12.9 inch iPad, and since I need to wait until after I connect the livestream to turn on the microphone, it's visually jarring to have to switch the orientations back and forth, especially while live. Can you please add a landscape mode? It would be 5 stars from me if so.

by Frednwus8

Doing my speech exercises I use the iPad microphone. The output goes to Bluetooth, feeding into an amplifier. I plug my headphones into the amplifier headphone out. It is very useful to hear my voice as people hear me. Otherwise, I hear my voice through bone conduction, which not realistic at all.
Be mindful, loud sound may, or will, damage hearing.

by Kerabite

After buying a new computer, I needed a microphone as I frequently call my friends through apps like Discord. MicrophoneLive let me use my phone as a microphone, using a headphone cable. It's extremely simple and very reliable.